First they took the tonsils. 

Then the appendix & that extra 

tooth. Then they straightened 

my eyes & blinded me with light. 

Next an ovary, then the other  

& the uterus & the cervix. Finally 

the gallbladder. Then they rebuilt 

the knee. No knives have been 

at me for years, but if they could 

take this fatigue, I’d let them. My 

heart has been taken & taken 

apart many times. Stitched back 

together by inexpert hands.

Sometimes the threads unravel. 

~ sb